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Adorable Puma Cubs Escape Danger

Posted: 03/14/2012 2:42 pm

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In Managua, Nicaragua, a group of baby pumas were rescued from traps set by local farmers, and are now being raised in captivity until they're strong enough to go back into the wild.

Pumas are venturing out to farm areas to look for food because their natural habitats are being destroyed by urban developments.

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A newborn Africa elephant lifted his trunk in search of his mother at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. The male calf was born at 5:45 a.m. on Monday to Umngani (oom-gah-nee). In this rare moment, the calf stood alone after he had wandered off a few steps, but shortly thereafter his mother, 5-year-old sister Khosi (koh-see), and 2-year-old brother Ingadze (in-Gahd-zee) rushed over to tend to the unnamed calf. Throughout the day the family watched over their newest member, letting him only stray a few feet. The Safari Park is now home to 18 elephants8 adults and 10 youngsters. The adults were rescued in 2003 from the Kingdom of Swaziland, where they faced being culled. The average gestation period for African elephants is 649 days or 22 months. A newborn calf averages 200 to 300 pounds. Calves can be weaned at 2 to 3 years old.
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In Managua, Nicaragua, a group of baby pumas were rescued from traps set by local farmers, and are now being raised in captivity until they're strong enough to go back into the wild. Pumas are vent...
In Managua, Nicaragua, a group of baby pumas were rescued from traps set by local farmers, and are now being raised in captivity until they're strong enough to go back into the wild. Pumas are vent...
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SueZbell
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07:24 PM on 03/14/2012
wait.

Without a mom to train them to hunt, especially w/hunting admittedly now more difficult because of urban sprawl, they will likely starve. The well-intended vet may not be doing them any great favor setting them "free" in the wild. Perhaps hee should look for a GOOD children's zoo w/plenty of space for the animals to get plenty of exercise.
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01:45 PM on 03/15/2012
It depends on how it's done and how they're raised.
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elsquibbs
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06:53 PM on 03/14/2012
The puma lashed out at 0:13.
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05:37 PM on 03/14/2012
I think these are jaguarundis, the closest relative to the puma or cougar or mountain lion (which are all the same thing.)

This has to be a translation error.
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Satur9
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06:18 PM on 03/14/2012
Yeah, I think you're right.
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Sunwyn Ravenwood
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08:27 PM on 03/15/2012
I looked at pictures of both and I think you are right also. Puma cubs are spotted and have the M mark on their faces. Jaguarundi cubs looks more like the ones in the video.
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Stephen Thorpe
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05:28 PM on 03/14/2012
Mamma Puma teaches them to survive on thier own. Momma human doesn't.
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Ruby4ReaL
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05:24 PM on 03/14/2012
I love stories like this, but hate them at the same time. It's great that those cubs were rescued, but horrible how man's insatiable appetite for money and power continue to destroy Mother Earth, her natural beauty, and sacred forms of life.
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05:55 PM on 03/14/2012
Well said.

The story did not mention what happened to the mother of these cubs... which would illustrate another facetof this story. . Good people take care of the orphans that ignorance and greed create.
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05:15 PM on 03/14/2012
I love PUMAs of all kinds.
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paisleyface
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04:46 PM on 03/14/2012
Please stop reproducing so much, people. You're killing the planet, literally.
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Satur9
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06:19 PM on 03/14/2012
It isn't human reproduction that is the problem. It's our need to have skyscrapers and concrete around us to feel at home. Kind of sad, really.
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SueZbell
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07:25 PM on 03/14/2012
& build up not spread out into the wild areas.
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04:43 PM on 03/14/2012
I hope those farmers get caught in a trap one day. That would be sweet.
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07:26 PM on 03/14/2012
poetic justice
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04:26 PM on 03/14/2012
Aaawwww babies. I hope there is a safe place for them.
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04:56 PM on 03/14/2012
they grow up fast. and soon they'll tell you "you smell like dinner"
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05:47 PM on 03/14/2012
That's very funny and very true.
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04:13 PM on 03/14/2012
I wanted to see this but I couldn't even make it through the ad
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04:10 PM on 03/14/2012
man, in your need to expand, this is also animal land♥
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04:03 PM on 03/14/2012
Very adorable. So much better then smelly, slobbering, barking, ugly dogs.
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Satur9
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06:20 PM on 03/14/2012
true
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